POC

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A form of proof of concept — A short and/or incomplete realization of a certain method or idea to demonstrate its feasibility.

Less commonScrabble 7

Meanings

POC1

nounPOC (countable and uncountable, plural POCs)

plural POCs

  1. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountableInitialism of proof of concept.

    PoC exploit

  2. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountableInitialism of point of contact.
  3. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountableaccountingInitialism of percentage of completion.
  4. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountablemedicineInitialism of point of care.
  5. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountablenauticalInitialism of port of call.
  6. abbreviationcountableinitialismpersonuncountableInitialism of person of color or people of color.

    The organizers didn’t think to invite even a single POC to speak.

    1 more example

    Rapidly, knitters on Instagram started using hashtags such as #pocknitters and #diversknitty, and there were calls to support POC knitters by buying from them (if they owned a business) and following them, and to “buy them a coffee” by donating money to their Patreon accounts.

    2019 February 17, Kathrine Jebsen Moore, “A Witch-hunt on Instagram”, in Claire Lehmann, editor, Quillette, Sydney, N.S.W., archived from the original on 02 Mar 2019
  7. abbreviationcountableinitialismslanguncountablevulgarInitialism of piece of crap.
proper noun
  1. PhilippinesabbreviationinitialismInitialism of Philippine Olympic Committee.

PoC2

nounPoC (plural PoCs)

plural PoCs

  1. alternativeAlternative form of POC (“proof of concept; person of color; etc”).

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APA

POC. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/POC

MLA

“POC.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/POC. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “POC,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/POC.

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